Barclays insiders say a hiring freeze is afoot as roles stay unfilled, bonuses get slashed, and senior staff flee

Barclays raised the bar for external hires, and it isn't filling vacancies in what some insiders call an ongoing informal freeze for some divisions.

September 06, 2019   |   View Online »

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